pulsate

English

WOTD – 8 March 2009

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulsātus, from pulsō (“I strike repeatedly”), from pellō (“I strike”). Doublet of push.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌlˈseɪt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpʌl.seɪt/

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Verb

pulsate (third-person singular simple present pulsat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle pulsated)

1. To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
2. To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
3. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.

Derived terms

• pulsatile
• pulsation
• pulsator
• pulsatory

 

Related terms

• pulsar

Translations

to expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat

• Armenian: բաբախել (hy) (babaxel), զարկել (hy) (zarkel)
• Czech: pulzovat
• Finnish: sykkiä (fi)
• German: pulsieren (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: σφύζω (sphúzō), σκαρίζω (skarízō)

• Irish: frithbhuail
• Italian: pulsare (it)
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• Portuguese: pulsar (pt)
• Romanian: pulsa (ro)
• Russian: пульси́ровать (ru) (pulʹsírovatʹ), би́ться (ru) (bítʹsja)
• Scottish Gaelic: plosg
• Spanish: latir (es)
• Swedish: pulsera (sv)

to quiver, vibrate, thrill

• Czech: pulzovat
• Finnish: väristä (fi)
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• German: pulsieren (de)
• Russian: вибри́ровать (ru) (vibrírovatʹ), дрожа́ть (ru) (drožátʹ)

to produce a recurring increase and decrease

• Czech: oscilovat
• Finnish: sykkiä (fi)
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• German: pulsieren (de)

Anagrams

• puteals, septula, spatule, upsteal

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Ido

Verb

pulsate

1. adverbial present passive participle of pulsar

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Italian

Verb

pulsate

1. second-person plural present indicative of pulsare
2. second-person plural imperative of pulsare

Verb

pulsate f pl

1. feminine plural of pulsato

Anagrams

• spatule
• spulate

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) pulsāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of pulsō